Chapter Seventy-One: The Calm Before the Storm

Ning Zimo was packing up the half-sewn clothes, and when he heard this, he stopped moving, turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's okay, it's just that it's boring to watch all day in the house, I'll take you out for a walk, okay?"

Ning Zimo was still a little suspicious, but he still nodded and said, "That's good, but isn't the distance quite long?" Will we be able to make it back in one day? ”

Ning Xuanli smiled indistinctly, shook his head and said: "Originally, it was not easy to walk in the heavy snow, we must be much slower than riding a horse, and if the six princes are not satisfied with something, they will definitely have to be modified, so we can't be sure of the time to come back." ”

Ning Zimo was a little worried, and asked: "I heard that the envoy from Yanbei is here some time ago, we are going out, and the time of our return is uncertain, what if something happens in the capital?" ”

"Don't worry, I've planned it, just go with me, okay?"

In fact, Ning Xuanli had his own little Jiujiu in his heart, he knew that she had always thought that she was her brother, so she couldn't accept herself, and this time she went to the National Temple, and he decided to tell her the secret that had been hidden in his heart for more than ten years.

He felt that there shouldn't be so much concealment between them, and if she knew her true identity in the future, she would definitely blame herself for not being honest, and it would be better to say it earlier.

As soon as he thought of this, his eyes rolled again: "Don't you want to see what kind of person the sixth prince is?" ”

Ning Zimo shrugged his shoulders meaninglessly: "The fifth prince is difficult enough to deal with, I don't know if the sixth prince is a good stubble, I heard that he is dedicated to cultivating Buddhism and has few desires, who knows?" Abandoned in Nagunukji Temple for so many years, who knows what he thinks in his heart? ”

"That's because you don't know him, I'm very familiar with him, he's not the kind of person you say."

When Ning Zimo heard this, he always felt that something flashed in his mind, but it was fleeting, and he just said calmly: "Then I'll go with you, and after dinner, let's go talk to my father." ”

Ning Xuanli nodded and followed Ning Zimo down the attic.

Inside the palace, Liu Mu had lunch and whispered to the little eunuch waiting beside him: "Please send this thing to the Prime Minister's Mansion, please." ”

This little eunuch has to collect a lot of money from this Liu Mu every year to help deliver the news of the Yanbei envoy and the Prime Minister's Mansion, he is inconspicuous, he is the kind of face that cannot be found in a large number of eunuchs, and he turned the silver that Liu Mu put in his hand before taking it with a smile.

He put the silver in his arms and said, "Envoy Liu, don't worry, it will be done." ”

This little eunuch deliberately picked up a few people and went out, and everyone in the palace knows that as long as you stuff money and say two flattering words, you can get out of the palace, and he didn't go to the prime minister's mansion in a eunuch uniform after he went out.

Instead, he turned into a clothing store and changed his clothes before he began to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, not realizing the person who was following him.

"Do you think this is the same person you just had?"

"I know this man turned to ashes, go, follow and see where he goes."

The two guards saw from a distance on the city wall that the little eunuch had changed his clothes and went in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The little eunuch seemed to be used to doing such things, and before entering the door, he checked everywhere, and after a long time, he confirmed that no one was following him and knocked on the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Are you still in there?"

"You wait here to see when people come out, and I'll go to the palace first."

In fact, the prime minister also felt uneasy in the past two days, and he didn't know what was wrong, he just ran into a bowl of tea in his hand, and before he could take a sip, he saw the housekeeper coming, and he was shocked when he heard the news, and then immediately asked: "People went back?" ”

"Yes, I left after sending the things, saying that I was afraid that it would take too long to come out, and the palace would notice it."

The housekeeper took out a letter from his arms as he spoke, and the prime minister looked around for a while before opening the letter, which was just written some polite words, first congratulating the prime minister's mansion on the great joy, and then intermittently mentioning the matter of Yan Jifeng, saying a lot of words thanking the prime minister for taking care of Yan Shizi for so many years, and did not say any more side words.

After reading this letter, the prime minister put it together with the letters from previous years, and sighed a little: "Yan Shicheng has been worried about this sister-in-law in the capital for so many years, and after this Yan Shizi goes back in two years, Yan Shicheng must be good to him in every way to make up for it." ”

"Yes, Yan Shizi has been in the capital for so many years, although it is delicious and delicious, but no one in his hometown misses it."

The winter sky is dark very early, Yan Jifeng has just had dinner, and is thinking alone in the room who is the Yanbei envoy who came to send New Year's gifts this year, the candle flame in the room is clearly extinguished, reflected in Yan Jifeng's face, there is still a short man waiting for him next to him, seeing that his son is in a bad mood, he stepped forward and persuaded: "Shiziye, don't worry, according to the custom, there will be a banquet to entertain Yanbei envoys in three days, and there will be a holy decree to invite you to the palace to attend the banquet, and then you will be able to know who is coming this year." ”

"Uncle Hou, what do you say, what is Miss Yan of the Prime Minister's family?"

Uncle Hou was surprised, but this question is not very easy to answer, in the past, the prince of the prime minister's family was afraid of the kind of flattery that was in his mouth, how could he ask such a thing today, but he didn't worry about him, afraid that he still had something that he shouldn't have, and hurriedly said: "Lord Shizi, Miss Liu has been given a marriage and is the future head of the general's mansion." ”

When Yan Jifeng heard this, flames burst out of his eyes, he squeezed his palms very tightly, and sneered: "The head of the house? The love of this son has never been trampled on so much, she wants to be the head of the general's mansion with peace of mind, dream. ”

Uncle Hou knew that it was not good as soon as he heard this, although it was winter, but his face was dripping with cold sweat, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Shizi, we Yanbei are many good girls, the prince also wrote a few days ago, saying that you will return to Yanbei in two years, and you have already taken care of the princess for you, and you can leave here in two years, don't do anything wrong at this important juncture." ”

Hearing this, Yan Jifeng stopped talking, and the room fell into silence for a while, someone knocked on the door, startling Yan Jifeng, Uncle Hou is a practitioner, and the moment he heard the knock, he hid behind the door, ready to sneak attack others from behind behind the door at the moment when people entered.

"Knock Knock Knock ....."

Three heavy and one light, one light and one heavy, Yan Jifeng immediately stood up when he heard this, signaled Uncle Hou not to make any moves, and then went to open the door in person.

The figure that flashed in from the crack in the small door was Hachi, Hachi's head was covered with a hat, his face could not be seen clearly, and the whole person was shrouded in shadows, and Hachi didn't say much after he came in, but took out a rolled-up note from his arms.

Yan Jifeng immediately opened the note, which listed in detail who came from Yanbei, what goods were transported, the palace where he lives now and the place where the banquet will be held three days later, and listed all the information he wanted to know in detail, and after he read it, he immediately put the note on the tongue of fire and burned it.

Then he sat down on the desk seriously, wrote something carefully, and handed it to Xiaoba after a while.

Xiaoba took the note, hid it properly, and whispered: "Lord Shizi, our son-in-law said that he will take our young lady to the National Temple to see the six princes early tomorrow morning, these days are not in the capital, if something suddenly happens in the capital, please be patient and wait for him to come back with peace of mind." ”

"Okay, this son will know how to adapt to the situation, so that your son can rest assured."

Xiao Ba was relieved when he heard this, arched his body and disappeared into the post station, there are eyeliners everywhere in this post station, the emperor sent the most people, and there are many people in the open and in the dark, which can be said to be a dead end for Yan Jifeng to be monitored.

Yan Jifeng's heart is actually aggrieved, he is the son of Yanbei, who is the envoy of Yanbei, what is the tribute, the place of residence, the palace of the banquet, this kind of information has to be told by others, on the other hand, it is indeed his hand that does not reach long enough.

But Yan Jifeng didn't dare, once his hand was extended, the emperor would not only cut off his hands, but also cut off his feet.

"Lord Shizi, is this person credible?"

Yan Jifeng didn't answer this question, but said with a cold face: "The person who came is Liu Mu, and the tribute is the same as in previous years, three days later, a banquet will be held in Kyushu, and the envoy will return to Yanbei five days later." ”

"Are you in such a hurry to go back?"

Uncle Hou was a little surprised, Yan Jifeng snorted coldly: "Isn't it just that I'm afraid that this son will connect with the messenger?" The emperor has always been suspicious of us Yanbei for so many years, the heart of a villain. ”

Hearing this, Uncle Hou looked around with some concern, and hurriedly shushed and said, "Lord Shizi, the wall has ears, you should be quiet." ”

Yan Jifeng naturally knew, smiled fearlessly, sent Uncle Hou out, and then sat at the desk alone, not knowing what he was thinking, Uncle Hou sighed, turned around and said goodbye.

In the palace, the emperor listened to the news of Eunuch Kui, his eyes flashed with shrewdness, and he confirmed again: "Did you really bring a letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Eunuch Kui nodded, and had the courage to guess: "Yan Shizi has been in the capital for so many years, and he is lonely to say, Xu is just that the envoy of Yanbei is concerned about the situation of this prince in the capital and wrote a letter of condolences." ”

This seemed to be like a fire that had been poured into the fire, and the emperor was really furious, and scolded: "If you want to know the news and recent situation of Yan Shizi, wouldn't it be better to ask me directly?" Secretly wrote to the prime minister, do you think that I have mistreated them in a good world? ”

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Eunuch Kui immediately kowtowed and admitted his mistake, but he still continued: "Your Majesty, you must be a first-class good to the prince, and you will receive a family banquet in the palace every New Year's Day, but this prince always likes to run to the prime minister's mansion in the past, so this messenger thought of writing to ask about it." Your Majesty, don't think about it."

The emperor, who hadn't thought much about it, was silent when he heard this, and he didn't even make a fire, but just made a face and let the eunuch go down.